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~ 9 years ago   Jul 25, '14 6:14am  
I take ambien and find that it gives me a dull headache when I use it several days in a row. The .5 mg don't do jack for me. I have to take 1.5 or 2 pills to get a full nights sleep. I have been up since 4:30 but I fell asleep around 9pm Not getting enough shut eye is a *****izzle. But, did anyone hear on the news that studies have found that we need fewer hours than the 8 that has been deemed the norm for years. Granted, everybody's time clock is different, but I feel my best when I have a solid 6-8.  4951
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~ 9 years ago   Jul 25, '14 6:20am  
Not getting enough shut eye is a *****izzle. But, did anyone hear on the news that studies have found that we need fewer hours than the 8 that has been deemed the norm for years. Granted, everybody's time clock is different, but I feel my best when I have a solid 6-8.
 
@cgm10sne1: If I get less than 8-10hours a night, I get sick.  DH has never seen someone sleep as much as me. 
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~ 9 years ago   Jul 25, '14 7:36am  
I'm about to hit the hay. Need a good nights sleep. Hope no one has insomnia tonight 4951
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~ 9 years ago   Jul 25, '14 7:58am  
You guys really need to address this. If it's chronic - that's no way to live.I think I may have posted this stuff before, so apologies if I'm repeating myself. Talk to a doctor. They may recommend a sleep study, but as my first doctor said - what are they going to tell you? That you can't sleep? He first let me try Ambien, then Temazepam, then Lunesta, which I've been on for a long time. If I don't take it, and what I had to deal with before, was going to sleep about 10. Wake up about 12:30, then again at 1, 1:30, 2:15, 3:00, and so on. Felt more like a bunch of small naps than a good night of sleep.I did the sleep study, and my 'sleep specialist 'tried things - keeping the same schedule, even on weekends, CPAP, mouth appliance (to address apnea), techniques to make you relax. None of it worked very well.So I'm back to where I started with my first doc - I take melatonin and Lunesta, and I sleep well. Every now and then, I drink some Kava before bed.Also, alcohol can help you FALL asleep, but it will also wake you up later. Also, no caffeine after about 3 pm. Those things helped me.You will be amazed how much better you feel with proper rest! 4951
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~ 9 years ago   Jul 25, '14 8:15am  
I never get a good night sleep.  I take 3 benadryl's every night and hope to be asleep by midnight.  My alarm goes off at 5. 
 
I have tried the Temazepam but I felt too weird and out of it in the morning even on a 1/2 pill.  If I take melatonin I sleep a good 4 hours from whenever I fall asleep then I'm wide awake.
 
I hate the taste of any kind of alcohol so that does me no good.  I've tried different teas and nothing helps.
 
I have been drinking only water for months with an occasional glass of coke zero so it's not a caffeine thing.
 
I think my hole problem is my brain will never shut down.  If I try counting sheep or thinking about something calming like a tree on a grassy hill - then I start thinking -dang - i need to mow the lawn, clean off the roof, the tree is going to fall on the house and so on.  It's never ending.
 
I usually can't even try to get in bed before 10 so I'm afraid to try Ambein or Lunesta because don't you need to have a certain amount of hours of sleep?  I have to get up and function and drive at 5.
 
I feel for all that can't sleep and hope some of you got a good nights rest last night. 4951
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~ 9 years ago   Jul 25, '14 8:34am  
@dotti573 try taking a half ambien about 8-9 then another half at 10. Just remember, the dosage was changed to just .5mg vs the 1mg a couple years ago. I feel your pain!!! Also, take into account how you process medications. It takes me a lot longer to feel the effects of Ambien. My H is knocked out in 20 minutes. Same for zzquil. Sometimes the OTC sleep meds will have the opposite effect. I also have found that Unisom probably works best for me vs Tylenol pm. I rotate my sleepy do crap. PITA! 4951
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~ 9 years ago   Jul 25, '14 8:38am  
@dotti573 try taking a half ambien about 8-9 then another half at 10. Just remember, the dosage was changed to just .5mg vs the 1mg a couple years ago. I feel your pain!!! Also, take into account how you process medications. It takes me a lot longer to feel the effects of Ambien. My H is knocked out in 20 minutes. Same for zzquil. Sometimes the OTC sleep meds will have the opposite effect. I also have found that Unisom probably works best for me vs Tylenol pm. I rotate my sleepy do crap. PITA!
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I hate it because then on Saturday all I want to do is sleep and you can never make up for lost sleep and my DD wants to go go go . 4951
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~ 9 years ago   Jul 25, '14 8:38am  
@ann2800...when I can't sleep I red my Nook .....puts me right to sleep .......have you tried a glass of warm milk about an hour before bedtime ? This is suppose to work , I prefer ice cold milk rather than warm milk & usually a few homemade cookies to go with the milk .....or a piece of pie or cake ..will do the trick too. 4951
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~ 9 years ago   Jul 25, '14 8:48am  
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~ 9 years ago   Jul 25, '14 9:04am  
I don't sleep good at night either and when 3pm hits I am ready for bed
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I am usually exhausted about 7 but DD doesn't go to bed until 8:30.  By the time she goes to sleep, I get my second wind and I'm wide awake. 4951
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~ 9 years ago   Jul 25, '14 12:12pm  
Well I'm up now with a banning headache, don't know why because I didn't drink anything on yesterday other than water... so let's see how the rest of my day goes.... 4951
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~ 9 years ago   Jul 26, '14 7:13am  
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~ 9 years ago   Jul 26, '14 7:46am  
You guys really need to address this. If it's chronic - that's no way to live.I think I may have posted this stuff before, so apologies if I'm repeating myself. Talk to a doctor. They may recommend a sleep study, but as my first doctor said - what are they going to tell you? That you can't sleep? He first let me try Ambien, then Temazepam, then Lunesta, which I've been on for a long time. If I don't take it, and what I had to deal with before, was going to sleep about 10. Wake up about 12:30, then again at 1, 1:30, 2:15, 3:00, and so on. Felt more like a bunch of small naps than a good night of sleep.I did the sleep study, and my 'sleep specialist 'tried things - keeping the same schedule, even on weekends, CPAP, mouth appliance (to address apnea), techniques to make you relax. None of it worked very well.So I'm back to where I started with my first doc - I take melatonin and Lunesta, and I sleep well. Every now and then, I drink some Kava before bed.Also, alcohol can help you FALL asleep, but it will also wake you up later. Also, no caffeine after about 3 pm. Those things helped me.You will be amazed how much better you feel with proper rest!
 
@scamp: Sounds like my nights since about two years ago. I'm out like a light as soon as my head hits the pillow, but I'm up every hour and a half to two hours all night long. Frankly, it sucks. I think its sleep apnea, as I catch myself gasping when I wake up. But have to go do a sleep study for that, and that's going to be a pain in the patootie as well. 
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~ 9 years ago   Jul 31, '14 2:17am  
I don't sleep good at night either and when 3pm hits I am ready for bed
 
@silly123:    Exactly!!!
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